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A Safety Match

 

 BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

Crown 8vo, 6s. A MAN'S MAN. Fourth Impression.

Crown 8vo, 6s. THE RIGHT STUFF. Fifth Impression. Popular Edition, Cloth, 1s. net.

Crown 8vo, 6s. PIP. Fourth Impression. Popular Edition, Cloth, 1s. net.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS. Edinburgh and London.

A Safety Match

IAN HAY

AUTHOR OF 'THE RIGHT STUFF,' 'A MAN'S MAN,' 'PIP,' ETC.

William Blackwood and Sons

Edinburgh and London

1911

TO

H. M. S.

CONTENTS.

BOOK ONE.

THE STRIKING OF THE MATCH.

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